The demise of Dynamo Moscow
As Russia comes under the spotlight at Euro 2016, its most venerable club has just been relegated for the first time since Stalin. Andy Potts takes up the story. It finally happened. For the first time in the club’s history, dating back to 1923, Dynamo Moscow have been relegated. An unbroken span of top-flight football […]
From Cloughglass to Genoa
Almost 20 years after hanging up his gloves, Irish hero Packie Bonner has published an autobiography. So why was legendary keeper so reluctant to write a memoir? Peter Doyle finds out. Don’t meet your heroes, they say, you will only be disappointed. The veracity of this piece of homespun wisdom depends on who you’re meeting, of […]
Danny’s boys
As Northern Ireland prepare for their first Euros, a new book reveals the heroic exploits of their first World Cup in 1958. Peter Doyle meets its author, Evan Marshall. A football team rises from relative obscurity and overcomes massive odds to achieve international acclaim. Sound familiar? No, not Leicester – this is the remarkable story […]
Bradford City
Bantams retain fan base despite misguided management
Bradford
Bantams and PA a long way from glory in Wool City
Sheffield FC
World’s oldest football club a curious attraction
Fergie time?
Rooted to the bottom of the Scottish League, East Stirlingshire play off on Saturday for an end-of-season reprieve. Ninety minutes from doom, can the club that gave Sir Alex Ferguson his first break in management survive? Tony Dawber speaks to Shire director and supporters’ representative Ian Fleming. For generations, East Stirlingshire FC have appeared as […]
Sheffield United
Blades gain best finish in top tier since the ’70s
Sheffield Wednesday
Storied Owls slide further down the league pyramid